Arch Scholars Student Spotlight: Vivica Lewis
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Professor Wil Burns to join the Carbon Dioxide Removal Academy initiative
Wil Burns, visiting professor at Weinberg College’s program in Environmental Policy and Culture will be joining the Carbon Dioxide Removal Academy (CDR), a joint project of several US agencies, spearheaded by NASA. According to the North American Carbon Program…
New solar cell breaks records for efficiency and voltage
In the race to make solar energy more practical amidst soaring gas prices and threats of climate catastrophe, a team of researchers is taking steps toward a more efficient, higher-voltage solar cell.
Now, a Northwestern University, University of Toronto and …
Samuel Stupp receives 2022 Von Hippel Award
Northwestern University professor Samuel I. Stupp has received the 2022 Von Hippel Award, the highest honor awarded by the Materials Research Society (MRS). The prize recognizes “brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional …
Irena Petryk ’23 named a Rhodes Scholar
Northwestern University student Irena Petryk has been named a 2023 Rhodes Scholar. Petryk is majoring in economics and international studies, and interested in U.S. foreign policy and strengthening international commitments on economic development.
The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest and perhaps …
Meet Assistant Professor of Instruction Charlayne Mitchell of the Program In Global Health Studies
Weinberg College welcomes Assistant Professor Charlayne Mitchell to the Program in Global Health Studies! Mitchell recently offered insight into her background, research, and what inspired her to pursue her current area of study.
Where are you from? Where did you …
Professor Sera Young leads research studying the rates of water insecurity around the world
A recent study published by The Lancet Planetary Health outlined a global view of the experience of water insecurity. According to the study, researchers estimate that 436 million of the 3 billion adults represented in a survey sample were water …
Meet Associate Professor of Instruction Julia Rajan of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Weinberg College welcomes Associate Professor of Instruction Julia Oliver Rajan to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese!
Rajan recently answered a few questions about her current research and what inspired her to pursue linguistics. In addition to teaching, Rajan is …
Professor Kathleen Belew discusses hopes of building an initiative at Northwestern and protecting democracy
As extremist rhetoric and violence in America increases, journalists have continually turned to Kathleen Belew, an Associate Professor of history at Northwestern, who has studied and written extensively on this threat to democracy.
She spent ten years researching and …
Northwestern scholars help launch new exhibition at Chicago’s Field Museum to amplify the diverse voices of Native American and Indigenous people
A new permanent exhibition in Chicago’s Field Museum features the history of the state’s Native Americans and reminds visitors they walk on Native land, the traditional homeland of Chicago’s original inhabitants.
The exhibition, titled “Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories,” …